Lyrics
Streams of salt fall on your
Expressing tears, symbolized by streams of salt, falling on someone's cheeks.
Peppered cheeks
Describing tears as peppered on the cheeks, suggesting a mix of emotions.
You let them
Acknowledging the act of letting tears flow freely.
Run down season deeply
Describing tears running down during a particular season or time.
Till I leave my
Referencing the narrator leaving a fingerprint, implying a personal impact or involvement.
Finger print
Continuing the metaphor of tears as streams of salt.
Our skulls pressed tightly
Depicting intimacy with skulls pressed tightly, possibly emphasizing emotional closeness.
So we hear the memory
Highlighting the auditory recall of memories associated with this closeness.
Of all that's left of
Reflecting on what remains of a past relationship or experience.
All the things we never where
Expressing a sense of loss or missed opportunities in what they never became.
Sitting shaking cold and confused
Describing a state of discomfort—sitting, shaking, cold, and confused.
If it's mending
Wondering if the situation is repairable or healing.
Hoping there's something after the Ending
Expressing hope for something positive or meaningful after an ending.
If it's lending a hand or defending Myself against the way ive been
Contemplating actions like lending a hand or defending oneself against past experiences.
Sitting shaking cold and confused
Repeating the description of a state of discomfort, perhaps emphasizing its persistence.
If it's mending
Reiterating the theme of mending, suggesting an ongoing process.
Hoping there's something after the Ending
Maintaining hope for positive outcomes after an ending.
If it's lending a hand or pretending
Exploring the possibility of pretending or creating a facade to cope.
I don't care that my words make the
Expressing indifference to the impact of words on the situation.
Streams
Repetition of the metaphor of tears as streams.
Of salt
Reiteration of tears being compared to streams of salt.
Fall from
Repeating the action of tears falling.
Your cheeks
Repeating the location of tears falling on someone's cheeks.
Don't
Asserting not to say or express something specific.
Say
An instruction or request for silence or restraint.
That you
Continuation of not expressing or saying something.
Can't stay
Implying a departure or inability to stay.
Streams of salt fall on your
Repetition of the earlier description of tears falling on cheeks.
Peppered cheeks
Reiteration of tears being peppered on the cheeks.
You let them
Repeating the act of letting tears flow freely.
Run down season deeply
Reiteration of tears running down during a specific season.
Till I leave my
Repetition of leaving a fingerprint, suggesting a lasting impact.
Fingerprint
Repetition of describing tears as streams.
Our skulls pressed tightly
Reiteration of the intimate image of skulls pressed tightly.
So we hear the memory
Reaffirming the auditory recall of memories associated with closeness.
Of all that's left of
Repeating the reflection on what remains of a past relationship or experience.
All the things we never were
Reiterating the sense of loss or missed opportunities in what they never became.
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